After Trump swiped at Gillespie on Twitter Tuesday following his electoral defeat, writing that the candidate "worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stand for," the RNC chair was asked to reconcile the president's words with Gillespie's actions.

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“Ed [Gillespie] did work with the president," Romney McDaniel said during a Fox News interview. "I absolutely think any candidate should be embracing the president … and I think Ed did.”

Romney McDaniel said Gillespie’s opponent Ralph Northam was boosted by the fact that he took more moderate stances than other Democrats on some controversial issues, such as so-called sanctuary cities, and she pointed out that the Democrat said he was willing to work with Trump.

“He actually moved the needle by saying ‘I’m gonna work with this president,’” she said.

Romney McDaniel cited a robocall the president released prior to Election Day in which he told voters that "Ed Gillespie will help make America great again."

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The president also repeatedly voiced his support for the Gillespie in his race against eventual winner Northam, writing positively of him as recently as Tuesday morning, when he tweeted that Gillespie would "totally turn around the high crime and poor economic performance of VA. MS-13 and crime will be gone."

Trump never appeared on the campaign trail for the former Republican National Committee chairman, instead sending Vice President Mike Pence to stump for the party's nominee.

Shortly after Northam was declared the winner in Virginia Tuesday night, Trump criticized Gillespie for not fully accepting him and his political beliefs.

"Ed Gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stand for. Don’t forget, Republicans won 4 out of 4 House seats, and with the economy doing record numbers, we will continue to win, even bigger than before!" the president tweeted.